Louisa Chirico


Louisa Chirico is an American tennis player.
Chirico, who comes from Harrison, New York, has won three singles and two doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 24 October 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 58. On 6 June 2017, she peaked at No. 184 in the doubles rankings.

Tennis career

Early years

Partnering Jan Abaza, Chirico won her first $50,000 tournament at the 2013 Audi Melbourne Pro Tennis Classic, defeating Asia Muhammad and Allie Will in the final.
Chirico made her Grand Slam debut at the 2015 French Open after being awarded a wildcard into the event by the USTA. She lost in the first round to the ninth seed Ekaterina Makarova in straight sets.
Chirico won her first WTA Tour match at the 2015 Citi Open where she defeated Heather Watson. She then beat the top-30 player Alizé Cornet in a third-set tie-break but lost to her compatriot Sloane Stephens in the quarterfinals.

2016–2018

In May 2016, Chirico won five qualifier and main-draw matches at the Madrid Open to reach the semifinals. Later that month, she reached the main draw of the French Open through three qualifying wins and made it through to the second round.
After reaching a career-high ranking of 58 in October 2016, Chirico dropped outside the top 500 in September 2018.

WTA 125 Series finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner–up)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner–ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0May 2012ITF Sumter, United States$10,000Hard Victoria Duval6–4, 6–3
Loss1–1Feb 2013ITF Surprise, United States$25,000Hard Tara Moore6–4, 6–3
Win2–1Jun 2014ITF Padua, Italy$25,000Clay Paula Cristina Gonçalves6–2, 1–6, 7–6
Loss2–2Jun 2014ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland$25,000Clay Elizaveta Kulichkova5–7, 2–6
Loss2–3Feb 2015ITF Midland, United States$100,000Hard Tatjana Maria2–6, 0–6
Win3–3Apr 2015ITF Dothan, United States$50,000Clay Katerina Stewart7–6, 3–6, 7–6
Loss3–4May 2015ITF Indian Harbour Beach, United States$50,000Clay Katerina Stewart4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss3–5Sep 2017ITF Tampico, Mexico$100,000+HHard Irina Falconi5–7, 7–6 , 1–6
Win4–5Mar 2019ITF Sao Paulo, BrasilW25Clay Danka Kovinic6–0, 6–2

Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner–ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Feb 2013ITF Rancho Mirage, United States$25,000Hard Jan Abaza Tara Moore
Melanie South
6–4, 2–6,
Win1–1Apr 2013ITF Indian Harbour Beach, United States$50,000Clay Jan Abaza Asia Muhammad
Allie Will
6–4, 6–4
Loss1–2Jan 2014ITF Port St. Lucie, United States$25,000Clay Jan Abaza Réka Luca Jani
Irina Khromacheva
4–6, 4–6
Loss1–3Jun 2014ITF Brescia, Italy$25,000Clay Asia Muhammad Sanaz Marand
Florencia Molinero
4–6, 6–4,
Win2–3Jun 2014ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland$25,000Clay Sanaz Marand Jang Su-jeong
Justyna Jegiołka
6–3, 6–4
Loss2–4Mar 2016ITF Osprey, United States$50,000Clay Katerina Stewart Asia Muhammad
Taylor Townsend
1–6, 7–6,

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Personal life

Chirico is of Korean descent through her mother.